New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
THE ENGINES OF VANITY.
woMENs CLOTHES IN PARIS
CLOTH DREssEs-DAINTY SUMMER FABRIcs-BoN.

CLOTH DREssEs-DAINTY SUMMER FABRICs-BoN.
NETS.
PARIS, June 6, 1887
Summer fashions cover two distinct kinds OF goods
the light cloths and serges whose speciality OF make
is lett to English talors, and the light fouiards.
bengalines scliennes crepons and gauzes so grace.
fully folded and draped with variety Of ornaments
| ton by the French couturiers The who holds
the monopoly for the first mentioned style is Redfern
he has gained the favor and custom of all the
European crowned heads The latest mode demands
that the bodces shall be very ornate and their plastic
fit has reached the last degree OF perfection Not the
least wrinkle must DO seen anyw here about
the form; bodies must have skin fit which reveals
| the form to almost an indicate nicely For this
Redferns materials less glazing; scarlet
tones have longer any vogue and although he uses
many materials in various shades OF green, the
bright have been discarded. The following is au
effective model for walking and shopping green
silk skirt is edged with narrow killed silk hvunce
and this falls wider one OF cloth cut into deep
square Vandyke scallops. Toward the front Of the
left side wide white cloth panel is adjusted, and
this is covered with diagonal squares Of wide green
braid slightly tnged with gold threads. Over this
skirt is thrown long green cloth poonase draped in
concentric folds front and side and fastened
part OF the white panel The back drapery is
posed OF long, straight "organ pipes" OF cloth
pleted about the tournure with series OF shawl
points which fastened to the short position in the
back. The corsage has plastron of white cloth and
| green bradIng fastened ON botn sides by row OF
metallic buttons bearing the head of o warrior.
Beige in its natural color Is employed extensively
| tor summer travelling and walking suits Hero Is
pretty model which Redeem has just sent to Russia Tor
the Princess vladimir plain velvet skirt is covered
with rows OF old-gold, brown and beige braldng
which extend On each side to torn two wide panels,
| decorated, moreover, by rows OF gold beads. Over
the skirt falls poonsse OF soft beige, Topped 'front.'
and back, and joined across the pane.s with loose
bands OF embroidered gold beige and brown
passementerie. The corsage has dat pleats in the
middle Of the back and large sailor collar OF beige
| velvet, cut out in front to allow chemsette vt
gathered beige to show The Louis XIII sleeve is
| gathered at the shoulder and caught into deep,
tight-htting VELVET cuff below the elbow. The toque
| Of beige and brown velvet is trimmed with ew-
| broidered ends and robin redbreast.
| Mime. Roderiques continues to make most Of her
summer toilets of foulards, benganes and lace she
excels in drapings and those goods gracefully lend
themselves to this When visited her establishment
she exhibiting two beautiful models ordered by
Lady Dalhousie One is foulard of a tobacco shade.
Half of the skirt consists of lace hounce,
the other half of widths of the goods thrown, as ID
WERE on the skirt, and held here and there care
| lessy pinned allowing sumo Of the selvedges and
wrong side to show. Over vest Of shirred ecru lace
tght-ftting jacket is adjusted and this is trimmed
with old-gOd and brown passementres. The loose
sides of the front disposed either to be rolled
| over at will, thus disclosing revers covered with
| heavy embroderies or to be closed upon the white
vest showing at the waist only pointed belt made OF
folds of fouard. The plain sleeves have plain trans
parent cuffs of lace The other toilet Is cream
| colored bengaline striped with Louis WI garlands
of tiny roscbuds and forgetmenot Long widths of
the goods folded down the length of the skirt and
knotted in bows and ends ut the edge In and among
| these widths mingled double houncinys OF soft
malincs lace, caught here aud there with bows Of
ribbon which recall the coors of the garlands There
is a complicated drapery in the back Of lace and
| bengaline. The back of the corsage Is made OF
bengalne the front of shirred manes lace Ornamened
| with handkerchief ends tied over the chest The
| gathered bengaline sleeves have shrred lace cults